2019 V90 Cross Country collision

JetBlastDeflector · Mar 24th, 2020, 15:31

While driving up through France from Spain to catch the last ferry back to UK I was rear ended by a Peugeot.
We were on a slip road going a moray and the idiot in front of me jammed on his brakes and stopped.
The auto-braking activated on my V90 and stopped us abruptly. Unfortunately the Peugeot behind rear-ended us.
No one hurt but the driver who caused it drove off at speed with no damage.
Which would you rather have been driving?

I have tried to add picture of Peugeot, but the system won't let me load it.

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crashbarrier · Mar 24th, 2020, 19:21

Hi JBD,

It's good that no-one in your car was hurt and I hope that the rest of the journey was uneventful. Sadly, the photos are coming up as an 'invalid attachment'. I'm assuming that the car stood up to it well; we don't call our V90 CC 'Sherman' for nothing.

Safe travels.

AB-UK · Mar 24th, 2020, 21:20

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Originally Posted by JetBlastDeflector

While driving up through France from Spain to catch the last ferry back to UK I was rear ended by a Peugeot.
We were on a slip road going a moray and the idiot in front of me jammed on his brakes and stopped.
The auto-braking activated on my V90 and stopped us abruptly. Unfortunately the Peugeot behind rear-ended us.
No one hurt but the driver who caused it drove off at speed with no damage.
Which would you rather have been driving?

I have tried to add picture of Peugeot, but the system won't let me load it.

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Which car had "no damage"?

Philip Fisher · Mar 25th, 2020, 21:12

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Originally Posted by AB-UK

Which car had "no damage"?

The one which had no contact with either of the other cars.......

JetBlastDeflector · Mar 26th, 2020, 02:08

Both cars were damaged. The Peugeot was smashed as it really hit us quite hard. My V90 CC had only bumper damage, although I would like to check out the structure underneath.
I tried to upload photos, but the forum system would not let me. I would like to erase this post and upload the photos onto a new post. But I cannot seem to delete the post either.

JetBlastDeflector · Mar 26th, 2020, 02:18

Finally got the pictures to load, I hope.

V90Towman · Mar 26th, 2020, 07:37

The Peugeot looks very sad for itself, the V90 survived with little surface damage volvos are tank like, sorry this happened to you at least no injuries. Many years ago approx 1992/3 I had a SAAB 9000 saloon and was sitting at traffic lights when I saw an escort van/ estate approaching behind at speed. I braced myself for the impact which was one of the worst I have experienced. I got out of the 9000 and the escort was literally concertina’d the driver had to climb out of the window. The SAAB which was a dark blue metallic only had a small amount of light blue paint from the other car, no dents no visual damage. The car was a company one and had a full check and came through with flying colours apart from the bumper repair. Those original SAABs were beautiful things, they gave you a feeling of solidity and safety. They don’t make them like they used too do.

gaby · Mar 26th, 2020, 07:38

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Originally Posted by JetBlastDeflector

My V90 CC had only bumper damage, although I would like to check out the structure underneath.

Please do that, the actual bumper is not what's on the surface!

gaby · Mar 26th, 2020, 07:41

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Originally Posted by crashbarrier

we don't call our V90 CC 'Sherman' for nothing.

A Sherman with crumple zones I hope

gaby · Mar 26th, 2020, 07:43

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Originally Posted by JetBlastDeflector

Finally got the pictures to load, I hope.

From what I can see, the Peugeot did a great job keeping the occupants safe.

Mar 24th, 2020, 15:31	#1
JetBlastDeflector XC40 P8 FIRST EDITION Last Online: Jun 28th, 2022 18:46 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Portsmouth View Photos By: JetBlastDeflector	2019 V90 Cross Country collision While driving up through France from Spain to catch the last ferry back to UK I was rear ended by a Peugeot. We were on a slip road going a moray and the idiot in front of me jammed on his brakes and stopped. The auto-braking activated on my V90 and stopped us abruptly. Unfortunately the Peugeot behind rear-ended us. No one hurt but the driver who caused it drove off at speed with no damage. Which would you rather have been driving? I have tried to add picture of Peugeot, but the system won't let me load it. Attachment 126049 Attachment 126050 Attachment 126051 Last edited by JetBlastDeflector; Mar 24th, 2020 at 16:20. Reason: Note

Mar 24th, 2020, 19:21	#2
crashbarrier Member Last Online: Apr 11th, 2024 09:43 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Horsham, West Sussex	Hi JBD, It's good that no-one in your car was hurt and I hope that the rest of the journey was uneventful. Sadly, the photos are coming up as an 'invalid attachment'. I'm assuming that the car stood up to it well; we don't call our V90 CC 'Sherman' for nothing. Safe travels. __________________ V90 CC Pro D4 MY19 Electric Silver (lots of extras courtesy of Volvo UK)

Mar 26th, 2020, 07:37	#7
V90Towman Junior Member Last Online: Oct 7th, 2021 11:44 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Fleet	The Peugeot looks very sad for itself, the V90 survived with little surface damage volvos are tank like, sorry this happened to you at least no injuries. Many years ago approx 1992/3 I had a SAAB 9000 saloon and was sitting at traffic lights when I saw an escort van/ estate approaching behind at speed. I braced myself for the impact which was one of the worst I have experienced. I got out of the 9000 and the escort was literally concertina’d the driver had to climb out of the window. The SAAB which was a dark blue metallic only had a small amount of light blue paint from the other car, no dents no visual damage. The car was a company one and had a full check and came through with flying colours apart from the bumper repair. Those original SAABs were beautiful things, they gave you a feeling of solidity and safety. They don’t make them like they used too do. __________________ XC60 Inscription Pro D5 Polestar Brilliant Silver Previously V90 Inscription D5

Mar 26th, 2020, 02:08	#5
JetBlastDeflector XC40 P8 FIRST EDITION Last Online: Jun 28th, 2022 18:46 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Portsmouth View Photos By: JetBlastDeflector	Both cars were damaged. The Peugeot was smashed as it really hit us quite hard. My V90 CC had only bumper damage, although I would like to check out the structure underneath. I tried to upload photos, but the forum system would not let me. I would like to erase this post and upload the photos onto a new post. But I cannot seem to delete the post either.

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